Date: February 5, 1981
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IranβContra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Date: November 23, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 23 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day…
The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 11β2 million units around the world. Date: March 5, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours. Date: March 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 27 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Greece Joins…
Belize joins the United Nations. Date: September 25, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 25 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981First Women Arrive at Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, September 5, 1981Gulf Cooperation Council Founded in Riyadh by Six Gulf…
An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USSΒ Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others. Date: May 26, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 26 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Solidarity Warning Strike in Poland:…
As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in ΕΓ³dΕΊ to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland. Date: July 30, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 30 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1981Bobby Sands…